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Introduction, Composite Video, Dolby, Digital, DVD Video, Letterbox - remote

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Introduction Chapter - In DVD-Video, a division of a title. Technically called a part of title (PTT). Composite Video - A single video signal that contains luminance, color, and synchronization information. NTSC and PAL are examples of composite video systems. Dolby* - a source of audio encoder technology. Dolby Digital (also called 5.1) - a type of multi-channel surround sound format used on discs. 1- the logo representing the above. DTS - a type of multi-channel surround sound format used on discs. - the logo representing the above. DVD - An acronym that is most commonly known to mean Digital Video Disc or Digital Versatile Disc. The audio/video/data storage system based on 12- and 8-cm optical discs. DVD Video - A standard for storing and reproducing audio and video on DVD-ROM discs, based on MPEG video, Dolby Digital and MPEG audio, and other proprietary data formats. IR - An acronym for infrared. Pertains to the type of remote that sends/receives commands on an infrared light beam. Letterbox - The projected aspect ratio of feature films is often wider than 525 or 625 line video formats. It is becoming common practice to transfer films to video with black borders at the top and bottom of the picture. The film picture becomes a "letterbox" within the video. MPEG - a type of data compression used for audio or video storage on disc. MP3 - MPEG-1 Layer III audio. This is a compressed audio format that allows you to record many hours of music on a single CD. NTSC - An acronym for National Television System Committee. The organization that developed both the American Black & White and Color television system. PAL - An acronym for Phase Alternate Line. This is one of several composite video systems. The PAL format is used extensively in Western Europe. PCM - An uncompressed, digitally coded representation of an analog signal. This is the form of the digital audio signal used for both CD and laserdisc. It is a serial data stream that is coded for transmission or recording. PCM is also used for many other types of serial data communications. *Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. Confidential unpublished works. 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved. This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. "DTS" and "DTS Digital Surround" are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc. MPEG Layer-3 audio compression technology licensed by Fraunhofer IIS and THOMSON multimedia. This product incorporates copyright protected technology and other intellectual property rights owned by Cirrus Logic, Inc. and subject to the copyright protection of the U.S. as well as other licensing restrictions and protections. Use of this copyright protected technology is limited solely to use with the Cirrus Logic integrated circuits incorporated in this product. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited. 6 AM256950_02_V.pdf • January 29, 2002

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Introduction
Chapter
–
In DVD-Video, a division of a title. Technically called a part of title (PTT).
Composite Video
–
A single video signal that contains luminance, color, and synchronization
information. NTSC and PAL are examples of composite video systems.
Dolby*
–
a source of audio encoder technology.
Dolby
Digital
(also called 5.1)
–
a type of multi-channel surround sound format used on discs.
1
–
the logo representing the above.
DTS
–
a type of multi-channel surround sound format used on discs.
–
the logo representing the above.
DVD
–
An acronym that is most commonly known to mean Digital Video Disc or Digital Versa-
tile Disc. The audio/video/data storage system based on 12- and 8-cm optical discs.
DVD Video
–
A standard for storing and reproducing audio and video on DVD-ROM discs,
based on MPEG video, Dolby Digital and MPEG audio, and other proprietary data formats.
IR
–
An acronym for infrared. Pertains to the type of remote that sends/receives commands
on an infrared light beam.
Letterbox
–
The projected aspect ratio of feature
fi
lms is often wider than 525 or 625 line
video formats. It is becoming common practice to transfer
fi
lms to video with black borders
at the top and bottom of the picture. The
fi
lm picture becomes a
“
letterbox
”
within the video.
MPEG
–
a type of data compression used for audio or video storage on disc.
MP3
–
MPEG-1 Layer III audio. This is a compressed audio format that allows you to record
many hours of music on a single CD.
NTSC
–
An acronym for National Television System Committee. The organization that devel-
oped both the American Black & White and Color television system.
PAL
–
An acronym for Phase Alternate Line. This is one of several composite video systems.
The PAL format is used extensively in Western Europe.
PCM
–
An uncompressed, digitally coded representation of an analog signal. This is the form
of the digital audio signal used for both CD and laserdisc. It is a serial data stream that is
coded for transmission or recording. PCM is also used for many other types of serial data
communications.
*Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories. Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories.
Confidential unpublished works. 1992-1997 Dolby Laboratories. All rights reserved.
This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by method claims of certain U.S. patents and other intel-
lectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other rights owners. Use of this copyright protection technology must
be authorized by Macrovision Corporation, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized
by Macrovision Corporation. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.
“DTS” and “DTS Digital Surround” are registered trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.
MPEG Layer-3 audio compression technology licensed by Fraunhofer IIS and THOMSON multimedia.
This product incorporates copyright protected technology and other intellectual property rights owned by Cirrus Logic, Inc. and sub-
ject to the copyright protection of the U.S. as well as other licensing restrictions and protections. Use of this copyright protected tech-
nology is limited solely to use with the Cirrus Logic integrated circuits incorporated in this product. Reverse engineering or
disassembly is prohibited.
AM256950_02_V.pdf • January 29, 2002